Total Crime Rate

264.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Leverington & Wisbech Rural , and the 17th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Fenland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (PE13 2ND) in the last 12 months was 264.2 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Leverington & Wisbech Rural average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PE13 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Stermyn Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John F Kennedy Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howletts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Fair Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Fair Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Thompson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons John Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Royal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Royal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onyx Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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